functionary

/F AH1 NG K SH AH0 N EH0 R IY0/
noun
  1. 1

    A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is not required.

  2. 2

    A paper-pusher, bean counter.

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